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are trapped in the irrigated fields during the rains. The implements jdl, tdpa, halqa, paihra, dagganshist, barbat, chaundhi, chan, dorpauri, khawri.*

used in fishing are "

The

Nawabganj reports there being 200 or 300 persons but all pursue other occupations. The fishermen castes are Guryas and Kahars. Very few fish, and only in the cold season, are sold in the weekly markets the larger sorts at one anna and the smaller at a quarter of an anna a ser whilst first class mutton fetches three annas and second class two annas a ser. A larger proportion of the population, it is observed, would eat fish if they could obtain them. The supply has not increased. The smallest mesh of nets is given at half an inch square. Fish are trapped during the rains in the irrigated fields. Nets and implements for taking fish are katia, balbishist, and tapa.""I-

who

tahsildar of

fish,





Railway Traffic. way is Bahramghat.

—The

principal seat of goods' traffic upon the railtable furnished by the railway authorities represents the details of the exports and imports in 1873, The principal passenger station is Nawabganj, also the head-quarters of the district. Another table shows the goods and passenger traffic for 1873

The accompanying



Bahramghat Rail/way Station Returns.